A series of mishaps at my local shop delayed processing of my roll of Lomo 800 CN by a couple of weeks, and now that I've got the negatives back, every single frame is lacking in density, with shadow regions scarcely denser than the film base itself! Which makes me wonder if there was a processing error, else could my expired (2020) film have degraded so badlyBefore pointing fingers at the camera, I shall do more shooting, this time with fresh Ilford HP5+, which I'll process myself. Camera ISO dial was set correctly, and I didn't experience any problems with inadvertently moving Mode or Exposure Compensation controls, so ..? Anyhow, here are a couple of less-bad frames. Normally, I'd like to reveal more shadow detail, but that's not possible here due to underexposure.
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Macro focusing using camera strap as distance guide worked pretty good, as did parallax correction.
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The backlit trees will be challenging for any simple meters, so I wouldn't be too surprised that the Pentax 17 might under-expose a couple of stops there.A series of mishaps at my local shop delayed processing of my roll of Lomo 800 CN by a couple of weeks, and now that I've got the negatives back, every single frame is lacking in density, with shadow regions scarcely denser than the film base itself! Which makes me wonder if there was a processing error, else could my expired (2020) film have degraded so badlyBefore pointing fingers at the camera, I shall do more shooting, this time with fresh Ilford HP5+, which I'll process myself. Camera ISO dial was set correctly, and I didn't experience any problems with inadvertently moving Mode or Exposure Compensation controls, so ..? Anyhow, here are a couple of less-bad frames. Normally, I'd like to reveal more shadow detail, but that's not possible here due to underexposure.
IMO, yes and no. Yes in the sense that pleasant images can be made. But no in the sense that underexposed images aren't delivering the best possible quality. At a quick glance, I think my photo of the rock outcropping looks decent, but the shadows scarcely have more density than the unexposed border, so there's hardly any detail there, and in order to brighten up the overall image sufficiently, I've had to boost exposure until said border isn't true black at all. I'd be surprised if the camera delivered satisfactory results with slide film with stock camera settings.On the other hand, the sunflower looks all right to me. Front lit objects should be fine.
I guess there was something amiss about my first roll of (expired) film or the processing, because the second roll is exposed correctly. Lomo 100 CN, exposed at ISO 100.
Thanks @mollyc for the tip. I just filled in the survey, as a proud owner of Pentax 17. And I encourage you to do the same.
The survey is a very long and detailed one. Hope our feedbacks will trickle into the upcoming Pentax film cameras.
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